Preparing for important conversations in your UX career. Notes from mentoring session in which author was discussing how to approach UX career conversations and specifically how to ask for a raise or promotion. By H Locke.
There are a number of routes into UX. There is also a massive skill set that could be considered part of our remit so it’s really easy, over time, to find yourself taking on more roles and greater responsibility day-to-day.
The article focuses on:
- Things to think about before having that career conversation
- Have you earned it?
- Do you know how your company manages career development?
- Are you prepared?
- Prepare … your (rational) argument
- Prepare … for the awkwardness
- Prepare … for the human stress response
- Now ask for the meeting
- How to manage the conversation
We liked: Make sure it’s at least 30 mins so that you have their full attention. If your manager is a flake who always arrives 20 minutes late, book them for an hour. If the person asks what its about in advance, say you’re looking for some career guidance. Nice one!
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